Frozen tortellini is on my list of top-five staples. They're always in my freezer. This salad is perfect for picnics when combined with summer vegetables and a simple Dijon vinaigrette. It's not exactly pasta salad, which I'd associate more with pestos and other sauces like that rather than this vinaigrette, but I suppose it's essentially a pasta-based salad. More

A simple, stunning way to dress up tortellini with just a quick whisk of olive oil, a smashed garlic clove, smoked paprika, thick Greek yogurt, and torn mint leaves. Light, simple, yet smoky and creamy. And unlike anything I could think of myself. More

Brown butter with sage is almost archetypal, but the deliciousness (and simplicity of preparation) of brown butter never ceases to amaze me. The process is simply to cook butter gently in a skillet until the water in the butter has... More

In the summer, my cooking seriously improves. As long as I can get to a farmers' market and not mess up royally, dinner doesn't take much more effort than chopping everything up, throwing it into a bowl, and covering with... More